Rhinoclavis fasciata

Rhinoclavis fasciata (Bruguière, 1792)
Banded vertagus

photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:	Cerithiidae (ceriths)
Max. size:	9.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 18 m
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Collected locally for food in the Indo-Pacific, but mainly used for its shell (Ref. 349). Found beached (Ref. 130068), and in clean sandy bottoms; subtidal. Sometimes in very dense colonies (Ref. 75835). Members of the family Cerithiidae are herbivore-deposit feeders (Ref. 1385).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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